Rep. Peter King appeared on CNN’s New Day to dissect yesterday’s shocking Republican loss in the (deeply red state) Alabama special election and went far beyond the predictable blame-laying in which politicians typically engage after a loss. King took some pretty personal shots at former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, joining in a growing chorus of established […]...
- 12/13/2017
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Appearing on Fox Business this morning, Rep. Peter King (R-ny) said that one lesson learned from the Gop's win was that Trump should just allow his agenda to do the talking and to stay off Twitter.
- 6/21/2017
- by Justin Baragona
- Mediaite - TV
[[tmz:video id="0_olez8lz0"]] Yeah, Tom Coughlin got canned, but he's leaving with something almost no other NY Giants coach has ... according to U.S. Congressman Peter T. King. When we got the distinguished gentleman from NY we had to ask what he thought about NY's coaching vacancy. King's sure the G-Men will easily land a new leader easily, and he's also sure Coughlin's "gonna go down in history as one of the top 2 Giant coaches." So, why'd he get fired?...
- 1/6/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Above: Radio Raheem And The Gentle Giant by Spike Lee
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In 1993, the curators of the Whitney Biennial mounted one of the most politically charged exhibitions ever to grace a major American art institution. Granted, up to that point the Biennial had become a bit of a lightning rod for critics of all persuasions, since the show’s fundamental charge—showcasing the best new American art of the previous two years—would always put it in the crosshairs of certain traditionalists, as well as those who found the choices to be too tame by half. In short, it’s a guarantee you’ll never please anyone.
But ’93 was a bit of a benchmark. The show was dominated by artwork that directly engaged problems of social justice—feminism, race, queer politics, economic disparity, and various intersections of those categories. A lot of the work was quite strong, and many of those...
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In 1993, the curators of the Whitney Biennial mounted one of the most politically charged exhibitions ever to grace a major American art institution. Granted, up to that point the Biennial had become a bit of a lightning rod for critics of all persuasions, since the show’s fundamental charge—showcasing the best new American art of the previous two years—would always put it in the crosshairs of certain traditionalists, as well as those who found the choices to be too tame by half. In short, it’s a guarantee you’ll never please anyone.
But ’93 was a bit of a benchmark. The show was dominated by artwork that directly engaged problems of social justice—feminism, race, queer politics, economic disparity, and various intersections of those categories. A lot of the work was quite strong, and many of those...
- 12/9/2014
- by Michael Sicinski
- MUBI
The Secret Service tightened security outside the White House after an embarrassing breach in which a man with a knife scaled a fence, ran across the lawn and made it all the way inside before agents stopped him. Increased surveillance and more officer patrols are among the measures that Secret Service Director Julia Pierson ordered. She also began an investigation into what went wrong Friday evening while the first family was away from the White House. A member of the House Homeland Committee said Sunday that it was astonishing, at a time of concerns about terrorist attacks, that "someone could...
- 9/21/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
The Secret Service tightened security outside the White House after an embarrassing breach in which a man with a knife scaled a fence, ran across the lawn and made it all the way inside before agents stopped him. Increased surveillance and more officer patrols are among the measures that Secret Service Director Julia Pierson ordered. She also began an investigation into what went wrong Friday evening while the first family was away from the White House. A member of the House Homeland Committee said Sunday that it was astonishing, at a time of concerns about terrorist attacks, that "someone could...
- 9/21/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
President Barack Obama's announcement that he has approved military airstrikes on Isis in Iraq was not enough to satisfy Rep. Peter King (R-ny), who appeared on CNN with Wolf Blitzer Friday to criticize what he referred to as the president's "mixed messages" on the issue. But pressed to say whether he would support U.S. combat troops in Iraq, King would not give a yes or no answer.
- 8/8/2014
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
Appearing on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Rep. Pete King (R-ny) engaged in a debate over the prudence of forcing a battle in the Congress over the Affordable Care Act with Rep. Sean Duffy (R-wi) who supports this strategy. While the pair refused to engage in a heated exchange, King did not spare Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) who he said should “keep quiet from now on.”...
- 9/19/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday morning, Reps. Peter King (R-ny) and Keith Ellison (D-mn) clashed over the former's calls for police departments to step up their activities in surveilling local Muslim communities, given the alleged Islamic beliefs behind the Boston bombings earlier this month. Rep. King, an outspoken advocate for the domestic "profiling" of Muslims in the ongoing War on Terror, told moderator David Gregory...
- 4/28/2013
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
New York's Rep. Peter King appeared on Morning Joe Monday, where he took a moment to offer his take on General David Petraeus' announcement that he would step down as a result of an affair -- an affair, reports indicate, that resulted in access to his email contacts. "I strongly believe that David Petraeus has to be a witness at that hearing" on Benghazi, said King. He added that he does not understand how Petraeus' situation "rises to the level of an FBI investigation."...
- 11/12/2012
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
It's clear that President Barack Obama is the darling of Hollywood, but does he return the favor by leaking celebrities covert information that threatens American lives?
That's the claim made by a group of former military and C.I.A. officers in the "Dishonorable Disclosures" video above, which aired on TV and has been viewed over 800,000 times on YouTube.
The group, the Special Operations Opsec Education Fund Inc (Opsec), attacks the President for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and for supposedly endangering American lives by leaking high-level information to Hollywood insiders.
Retired CIA officer Fred Rustmann says in the video that days after the killing of bin Laden, Hollywood elites were invited into the White House for a briefing on exactly how the raid took place. Rustmann says the administration leaked "what kind of sources we had, what kind of methods we used, all for the...
That's the claim made by a group of former military and C.I.A. officers in the "Dishonorable Disclosures" video above, which aired on TV and has been viewed over 800,000 times on YouTube.
The group, the Special Operations Opsec Education Fund Inc (Opsec), attacks the President for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and for supposedly endangering American lives by leaking high-level information to Hollywood insiders.
Retired CIA officer Fred Rustmann says in the video that days after the killing of bin Laden, Hollywood elites were invited into the White House for a briefing on exactly how the raid took place. Rustmann says the administration leaked "what kind of sources we had, what kind of methods we used, all for the...
- 8/17/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Apparently Rep. Peter King was on to something when he raised concerns back in January about director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Marl Boal potentially being leaked classified material to make their upcoming Osama bin Laden movie. According to a report from Judicial Watch, Bigelow and Boal were given unprecedented access by the CIA to make "Zero Dark Thirty," a film that tells the story of the hunt for the world's most wanted man. Documents obtained by the foundation through the Freedom of Information Act show that the filmmakers were allowed to meet with -- and learn the identity of -- a "planner, Operator and Commander of Seal Team Six,” the team responsible for the capture and killing of bin Laden. A meeting transcription states that Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael Vickers told Boal and Bigelow, “The only thing we ask is that you not reveal his name in...
- 5/24/2012
- by Alex Suskind
- Moviefone
Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow continued to prep for the April shooting start date for her highly anticipated Navy Seal Team 6 and its hunt for Osama bin Laden drama with The Hollywood Reporter confirming today that Safe House supporting actor Fares Fares joined the film in an unidentified role. The Lebanese actor also appeared in Safe House director Daniel Espinosa’s previous film Snabba Cash as well as the animated thriller Metropia. Bigelow, screenwriter Mark Boal and producers Sony Pictures and Annapurna Pictures pledged to movie forward with principal photography despite the Pentagon investigating charges made by Rep. Pete King (R-n.Y.), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, that Bigelow and her Hurt Locker writer Boal received insider information from the Obama administration.
- 2/24/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Some interesting casting has come down the pike lately and we'll begin with Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden feature Kill Bin Laden, which centers on the black ops mission that culminated in the death of Osama bin Laden last year during a high-stakes raid on his compound in Pakistan. Bigelow and Boal have been developing the project since 2008 and plan to incorporate recent events into the film. Added to the cast recently are (pictured in order to the right) Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights", Super 8), Nash Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle (Contagion) and Harold Perrineau Jr. (The Matrix Revolutions, "Lost"). These four join previously cast Joel Edgerton, Jessica Chastain, Edgar Ramirez and Mark Strong. Nash Edgerton, brother to Joel and best known as a stuntman and director, will play a Navy Seal while it's rumored Chandler will play a CIA agent. Perrineau and Ehle's characters have not been revealed. Production...
- 2/23/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow added to the cast of her highly anticipated Navy Seal Team 6 and its hunt for Osama bin Laden drama with Deadline reporting today that The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions star Harold Perrineau joined the film in an unknown role. Perrineau, last seen in the indie thrillers Seeking Justice and The Killing Jar as well as ABC’s Lost, joined cast members Kyle Chandler, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Chris Pratt, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Edgar Ramirez on the movie. Bigelow, screenwriter Mark Boal and producers Sony Pictures and Annapurna Pictures remained committed to its spring start of principal photography despite the Pentagon investigating charges made by Rep. Pete King (R-n.Y.).
- 2/23/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Kyle Chandler has received and accepted his orders from Kathryn Bigelow.
The "Super 8" and "Friday Night Lights" star joins Joel Edgerton, Edgar Ramirez, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong, Jason Clarke and Jessica Chastain in the film that has been off-and-on referred to as "Kill Bin Laden," according to Deadline.
Chandler will be playing a CIA agent, which certainly falls in line with what co-star Strong had to say about the movie last month, describing it as "a very procedural film about the CIA and their attempts to find him" to the Press Association.
"Kill Bin Laden" (they'll never actually call it that, but it works for now) reunites the Oscar-winning team of director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for what could be seen as a companion piece to "The Hurt Locker." Production is on schedule to begin this spring even as the Pentagon is apparently investigating charges made by...
The "Super 8" and "Friday Night Lights" star joins Joel Edgerton, Edgar Ramirez, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong, Jason Clarke and Jessica Chastain in the film that has been off-and-on referred to as "Kill Bin Laden," according to Deadline.
Chandler will be playing a CIA agent, which certainly falls in line with what co-star Strong had to say about the movie last month, describing it as "a very procedural film about the CIA and their attempts to find him" to the Press Association.
"Kill Bin Laden" (they'll never actually call it that, but it works for now) reunites the Oscar-winning team of director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for what could be seen as a companion piece to "The Hurt Locker." Production is on schedule to begin this spring even as the Pentagon is apparently investigating charges made by...
- 2/18/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Exclusive: Kyle Chandler is the latest name to join the ensemble of the untitled Kathryn Bigelow-directed drama about the Navy Seal Team 6′s long hunt for Osama bin Laden. That hunt culminated with the fatal shooting last year of the Al-Qaeda leader and mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I’ve heard that Chandler will be playing a CIA agent, but nobody has confirmed any of the cast Deadline has revealed on the film, so you’ll have to take my word for it. The Mark Boal-scripted drama for Sony Pictures and Annapurna Pictures stars Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Edgar Ramirez. The picture is moving forward even as the Pentagon announced it is investigating charges made by Rep. Peter King that Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker tandem Bigelow and Boal somehow got inside information about the mission from the Obama administration in preparing the script.
- 2/17/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow added to the cast of her highly anticipated Navy Seal Team 6 and its hunt for Osama bin Laden drama with Deadline reporting today that Friday Night Lights lead Kyle Chandler joined the film, reportedly, as a CIA agent. Chandler, last seen in J.J. Abrams’ alien invasion drama Super 8, joined Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Chris Pratt, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Edgar Ramirez on the movie. Bigelow, screenwriter Mark Boal and producers Sony Pictures and Annapurna Pictures remained committed to its spring start of principal photography despite the Pentagon investigating charges made by Rep. Pete King (R-n.Y.), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, that Bigelow and her Hurt Locker writer Boal received insider information from the Obama administration.
- 2/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Welcome to Seal Team Six, Joel Edgerton. Your mission: take out Osama Bin Laden.
The Australian actor, most recently seen in this fall's critically acclaimed Mma family drama "Warrior," has signed on to star in the film about the US military's pursuit of Osama Bin Laden being produced by "Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow. Variety reports that Edgerton has joined on after passing up the "300" prequel film.
The film, which was in development before the military killed Bin Laden and was rejiggered to reflect the development, will give Edgerton a second massive prestige picture set for a December 2012 release. He is co-starring as Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's 3D adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," featuring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.
The news wasn't all good for Bigelow's film on Thursday. Government officials are looking into whether the filmmakers were given confidential information that could put the...
The Australian actor, most recently seen in this fall's critically acclaimed Mma family drama "Warrior," has signed on to star in the film about the US military's pursuit of Osama Bin Laden being produced by "Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow. Variety reports that Edgerton has joined on after passing up the "300" prequel film.
The film, which was in development before the military killed Bin Laden and was rejiggered to reflect the development, will give Edgerton a second massive prestige picture set for a December 2012 release. He is co-starring as Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's 3D adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," featuring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.
The news wasn't all good for Bigelow's film on Thursday. Government officials are looking into whether the filmmakers were given confidential information that could put the...
- 1/5/2012
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
House Republicans have taken a decent share of ridicule over their cinematic motivational rituals, but now, they're even taking friendly fire over their use of the film Braveheart's central character, William Wallace, to get pumped about the payroll tax cut fight. In an interview with Fox Business's Connell McShane, Rep. Peter King (R-ny) said he was in the Braveheart meeting, and was thinking "Mel Gibson was also in Gallipoli, which was one of the worst military defeats ever."...
- 12/23/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
“Parks and Recreation” funnyman Chris Pratt is branching out and discussing the lead role in The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow’s next film. Formerly titled Kill Bin Laden, the movie centers on the U.S. military’s takedown of Osama Bin Laden, leader of the organization al-Qaeda responsible for numerous terrorist attacks including 9/11.
Twitch reports Pratt will play a key special forces operative in the ensemble of male commandos. It’s newer territory for Pratt, who is best known for his comedic roles, though he played a series part (well, in my opinion) in this year’s Moneyball and starred in the dramatic TV series “Everwood.”
Bigelow’s now untitled military drama was part of a large pack of competing projects that emerged in May, just days after Navy SEALs infiltrated Bin Laden’s Pakistani compound. Journalist-turned-screenwriter Mark Boal, who wrote Bigelow’s Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker, was...
Twitch reports Pratt will play a key special forces operative in the ensemble of male commandos. It’s newer territory for Pratt, who is best known for his comedic roles, though he played a series part (well, in my opinion) in this year’s Moneyball and starred in the dramatic TV series “Everwood.”
Bigelow’s now untitled military drama was part of a large pack of competing projects that emerged in May, just days after Navy SEALs infiltrated Bin Laden’s Pakistani compound. Journalist-turned-screenwriter Mark Boal, who wrote Bigelow’s Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker, was...
- 12/14/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Rep. Peter King (R-ny) appeared as a guest on OutFront Tuesday night, and he took the occasion to destroy Newt Gingrich as a self-centered egomaniac who will cause more problems than he will solve if he's elected President. King pulled no punches, saying that Gingrich, "does not have the capacity to control himself," and charging him with an inability to stay focused.
- 12/7/2011
- by Nando Di Fino
- Mediaite - TV
Kathryn Bigelow's upcoming movie about the team of Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden was originally set to debut right before election day 2012, prompting U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-ny) to call for an investigation of the extent of the Obama administration's assistance to the project. Now, that point seems moot; Sony has rejiggered its release schedule so that the Mark Boal-penned picture will debut after the Presidential election, and possibly not until 2013. Then again, with today's news of Muammar Gaddafi's death, Obama might not need as much help raising the victory flag, pre-election. [Nyt]...
- 10/20/2011
- Movieline
Republican Congressman Peter King, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has expressed alarm that a pair of celebrated filmmakers may have been given access to the inner workings of the Navy Seal unit who killed Osama bin Laden. After a New York Times report this week that claimed some military officers were shocked when writer Mark Boal showed up at a CIA ceremony in honor of the celebrated Team 6, King called for an inquiry into the access granted to filmmakers for a movie about the commandos. Boal, alongside director Kathryn Bigelow, wrote the Oscar-winning Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker, and it's understood he is now writing a film about the Navy Seal unit. King objects to their high level access and claimed that letting the pair follow the inner workings of the Seal Team 6 could cost lives. ------------- Read More: Congressman Peter King's strange journey from...
- 8/12/2011
- IrishCentral
Washington, D.C. (X17online) -- The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee wants to investigate the Obama administration's cooperation with director Kathryn Bigelow's Osama Bin Laden film. Bigelow, who won the Best Director Oscar for The Hurt Locker, is making the film about the hunt for Bin Laden and his killing. Rep. Peter King, R-n.Y., asked the inspectors general of the CIA and Defense Department to examine what information the adminstration had provided about the covert military operations. Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters: "When people, including you in this room, are working on articles, books, documentaries or movies that involve the president, ask to speak to administration officials, we do our best to accommodate them to make sure that facts are correct. That is hardly a novel approach to the media. We do not discuss classified information. And I would hope that as we face the continued threat from terrorism,...
- 8/11/2011
- x17online.com
Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow and her screenwriter partner Mark Boal have sparked controversy in Washington, D.C. over what their new film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden will reveal.
Bigelow and Boal were working on the film when the Al Qaeda leader was shot and killed by U.S. troops earlier this year, giving the project a huge publicity boost - but now politicians are demanding to know where the filmmakers got their information for the script and storyline.
And the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Peter T. King, fears the couple may have been given access to classified documents.
King has called for an official CIA investigation into the filmmaking process, telling the Los Angeles Times newspaper, "I'm very concerned that any sensitive information could be disclosed in a movie.
"The procedures and operations that we used in this raid are very likely what we'll use in other raids. There's no way a director would know what could be tipping off the enemy."
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has dismissed the allegations suggesting Bigelow and Boal have been given access to confidential and delicate information.
He says, "When people are working on articles, books, documentaries or movies that involve the president, ask to speak to administration officials, we do our best to accommodate them to make sure the facts are correct.
"That is hardly a novel approach to the media. We do not discuss classified information. And I would hope that, as we face the continued threat from terrorism, the House Committee on Homeland Security would have more important topics to discuss than a movie."...
Bigelow and Boal were working on the film when the Al Qaeda leader was shot and killed by U.S. troops earlier this year, giving the project a huge publicity boost - but now politicians are demanding to know where the filmmakers got their information for the script and storyline.
And the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Peter T. King, fears the couple may have been given access to classified documents.
King has called for an official CIA investigation into the filmmaking process, telling the Los Angeles Times newspaper, "I'm very concerned that any sensitive information could be disclosed in a movie.
"The procedures and operations that we used in this raid are very likely what we'll use in other raids. There's no way a director would know what could be tipping off the enemy."
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has dismissed the allegations suggesting Bigelow and Boal have been given access to confidential and delicate information.
He says, "When people are working on articles, books, documentaries or movies that involve the president, ask to speak to administration officials, we do our best to accommodate them to make sure the facts are correct.
"That is hardly a novel approach to the media. We do not discuss classified information. And I would hope that, as we face the continued threat from terrorism, the House Committee on Homeland Security would have more important topics to discuss than a movie."...
- 8/11/2011
- WENN
In one of those head-scratching pieces you often read in major newspapers, Maureen Dowd at the New York Times wrote an op-ed article on Sunday declaring her belief that Barack Obama’s time in the Whitehouse has been unfavourable (that’s fine, she is allowed her opinion and many would agree) but then friviously drops into her piece that filmmakers Kathyrn Bigelow and Mark Boal are enjoying “top-level access to the most classified mission in history” for their forthcoming film Kill Bin Laden, suggesting that by allowing their eyes to see documents unseen by the masses, they will be swayed to make a propaganda film to get the U.S. President re-elected at the next election in October 2012, the same month the film is set to open.
Here’s what she said;
“The White House is also counting on the Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal big-screen version of the killing...
Here’s what she said;
“The White House is also counting on the Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal big-screen version of the killing...
- 8/11/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
At a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Jay Carney said filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal had not been granted special privileges for their not-yet titled film about the Navy SEALs' assassination of terrorist Osama bin Laden, despite allegations from Rep. Peter King (R-ny).
King wrote a letter to the Defense Department saying the "alleged collaboration belies a desire for transparency in favor of a cinematographic view of history."
The Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker" director and Boal,...
King wrote a letter to the Defense Department saying the "alleged collaboration belies a desire for transparency in favor of a cinematographic view of history."
The Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker" director and Boal,...
- 8/11/2011
- Extra
A movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, expected in theaters just weeks before the 2012 presidential election, is already generating a partisan political feud.
Rep. Peter King, R-n.Y., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, says he's worried that the Obama administration will only be too happy to give sensitive details about the Navy Seal mission to the Oscar-winning moviemakers behind the project.
White House spokesman Jay Carney suggests that King should have better things to do than complain about a movie.
Rep. Peter King, R-n.Y., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, says he's worried that the Obama administration will only be too happy to give sensitive details about the Navy Seal mission to the Oscar-winning moviemakers behind the project.
White House spokesman Jay Carney suggests that King should have better things to do than complain about a movie.
- 8/11/2011
- by Cineplex.com and contributors
- Cineplex
The White House is feeling the heat. As director Kathryn Bigelow ramps up production on Kill Bin Laden, her upcoming film focusing on the military pursuit of the now-deceased Al Qaeda leader, President Barack Obama's administration is being accused of supplying Bigelow and her production team with "classified information" relating to the May mission that took down Osama bin Laden. However, it's a claim that the folks over at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. insist is simply not true. Rep. Peter T. King, who is also the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, contacted both the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency to look into the possibility that "ongoing leaks of classified...
- 8/11/2011
- E! Online
Filed under: Features, Movie News, Hot Topic
Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, the Oscar-winning team behind 'The Hurt Locker,' are receiving help and script advice from the White House and the Pentagon to make their upcoming movie about the decade-long effort to kill Osama bin Laden, which ended with the successful Navy Seal raid in May that brought down the al-Qaeda leader.
But the filmmakers are denying the suggestion, raised by the chairman of the House of Representatives' Homeland Security Committee, that the Obama administration is leaking classified secrets to the production. Bigelow and Boal also insist, despite the film's scheduled October 2012 release date, that 'Kill Bin Laden' (as the movie is tentatively titled) is not meant serve as a partisan campaign ad for the re-election of the president who approved the historic raid.
Rep. Peter King (R-n.Y.), the committee chairman, called on Aug.
Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, the Oscar-winning team behind 'The Hurt Locker,' are receiving help and script advice from the White House and the Pentagon to make their upcoming movie about the decade-long effort to kill Osama bin Laden, which ended with the successful Navy Seal raid in May that brought down the al-Qaeda leader.
But the filmmakers are denying the suggestion, raised by the chairman of the House of Representatives' Homeland Security Committee, that the Obama administration is leaking classified secrets to the production. Bigelow and Boal also insist, despite the film's scheduled October 2012 release date, that 'Kill Bin Laden' (as the movie is tentatively titled) is not meant serve as a partisan campaign ad for the re-election of the president who approved the historic raid.
Rep. Peter King (R-n.Y.), the committee chairman, called on Aug.
- 8/11/2011
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Washington — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee sought an investigation Wednesday into the Obama administration's cooperation with award-winning filmmakers working on a movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Rep. Peter King, R-n.Y., said too much information already has leaked out about the Navy SEALs raid that killed bin Laden in Pakistan in May, and Pentagon officials have cautioned against discussing details of the mission.
King asked the inspectors general of the CIA and Defense Department to determine what consultations occurred in the Obama administration about providing Hollywood with access to covert military operators and clandestine CIA officers.
The picture will be directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenwriter will be Mark Boal, 2009 Academy Award winners for "The Hurt Locker."
The White House ridiculed King's request, saying the moviemakers will not receive any sensitive information.
Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters, "When people, including you in this room,...
Rep. Peter King, R-n.Y., said too much information already has leaked out about the Navy SEALs raid that killed bin Laden in Pakistan in May, and Pentagon officials have cautioned against discussing details of the mission.
King asked the inspectors general of the CIA and Defense Department to determine what consultations occurred in the Obama administration about providing Hollywood with access to covert military operators and clandestine CIA officers.
The picture will be directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenwriter will be Mark Boal, 2009 Academy Award winners for "The Hurt Locker."
The White House ridiculed King's request, saying the moviemakers will not receive any sensitive information.
Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters, "When people, including you in this room,...
- 8/11/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
As I sit here typing this, the American economy is crumbling. Stocks are plummeting, America.s credit is terrible, and Europe seems to be in even worse shape. It.s at times like these that we turn to our leaders, looking for action. So of course Congress is investigating Kathryn Bigelow.s movie about killing Osama bin Laden instead. Written by Mark Boal, the film is to be Bigelow.s first movie since winning Oscars with The Hurt Locker. It.s actually more about Seal Team Six, the guys who killed Osama and interestingly, was written before bin Laden was killed. It was later rewritten to include that happy, ding dong Osama.s dead, ending. Congress.s problem, or rather one Rep. Peter King.s problem with the movie, is that he.s worried the White House has granted Bigelow and Sony Pictures access to confidential information in order to...
- 8/11/2011
- cinemablend.com
Washington (AP) — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee sought an investigation Wednesday into the Obama administration's cooperation with award-winning filmmakers working on a movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Rep. Peter King, R-n.Y., said too much information already has leaked out about the Navy SEALs raid that killed bin Laden in Pakistan in May, and Pentagon officials have cautioned against discussing details of the mission. King asked the inspectors general of the CIA and Defense Department to determine what consultations occurred in the Obama administration about providing Hollywood with access to covert military operators and clandestine...
- 8/11/2011
- by Larry Magasak (AP)
- Hitfix
The White House is denying that it granted special access to director Kathryn Bigelow for her upcoming film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The statement came after Rep. Peter King (R -N.Y.) called for an investigation Wednesday into whether the Obama administration had shared confidential documents with “The Hurt Locker” director. At a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that Bigelow had not been afforded any special privileges. “When people, including you in this room, are working on articles, books, documentaries or movies that involve the president,...
- 8/10/2011
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
A column by Maureen Down in the Sunday New York Times that mentioned how President Obama and his administration was cooperating with director Kathryn Bigelow and her The Hurt Locker writer Mark Boal on their Navy Seal Team 6 drama led to a Republican congressman asking for an investigation into the relationship between the White House and the filmmakers. Variety reported today that Rep. Pete King (R-n.Y.), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, sent a letter to the Department of Defense and the CIA’s Inspectors general, calling for an investigation. Bigelow and Boal quickly responded with a statement denying any special treatment. “Our upcoming film integrates the collective efforts of three administrations, including those of Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama, as well as the cooperative strategies and implementation by the Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency.”...
- 8/10/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Earlier today, Representative Peter T. King (R, N.Y.) called for an investigation into the White House’s cooperation with the makers of an upcoming film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, citing a recent column by The New York Times’ Maureen Dowd that stated that “the moviemakers are getting top-level access to the most classified mission in history.” King, who is chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, expressed his concern that, with the Bin Laden movie slated to be released just weeks before the 2012 election, the Obama administration may be leaking classified information to the filmmakers...
- 8/10/2011
- by Josh Rottenberg
- EW - Inside Movies
A film about the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden has prompted New York Rep. Peter King to call for an investigation, suggesting cooperation between the film's director and the Pentagon could represent a leak of "classified information regarding sensitive military operations" and that the decision serves a "cinematographic view of history." According to The Wall Street Journal, the filmmakers will not be receiving any classified information in their briefings:...
- 8/10/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened a preliminary investigation Thursday regarding allegations that News Corp. journalists attempted to hack the phones of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal are reporting. The decision comes a day after Rep. Peter T. King, a Republican from New York, sent a letter to FBI director Robert Mueller insisting the bureau open such an investigation. The FBI told TheWrap its policy is to neither confirm nor deny reports of investigations. News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch defended his...
- 7/14/2011
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
One of many secondary headlines that has come from this weekend's stunning capture and killing of al Qaeda chief of Osama bin Laden is whether or not waterboarding led to actionable intelligence that led U.S. forces to his location in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Last night, Rep. Peter King made some news when he claimed to Bill O'Reilly that waterboarding did in fact lead to crucial information, but during an appearance on Morning Joe earlier today, White House Counterterrorism Chief John Brennan somewhat countered that claim, saying he had no knowledge of the use of that technique.
- 5/3/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Earlier today word surfaced that critical information that led to the attack on Osama bin Laden’s compound came from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Others, including former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, hinted that some interrogation techniques at Gitmo may have contributed to the successful capture of bin Laden. During tonight's O'Reilly Factor, guest Rep. Peter King (R-ny) claimed to host Bill O'Reilly that the information that led to bin Laden's death came as a result of waterboarding.
- 5/3/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
In an op-ed today, Obama laments those killed since the Giffords shooting. But a new ruling-and Dick Cheney-could be a turning point in gun laws. Plus, Live Chat with Andrew Romano and Virginia Tech victim Colin Goddard on gun legislation on Wednesday, March 16, at 1 p.m. Et.
On a snowy Wednesday evening in February, the main attraction on the marquee at the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, Virginia, was True Grit, the Coen Brothers' bloody homage to the shoot-'em-up Westerns of Hollywood's Golden Age. But the movie playing inside had a very different message to send.
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Four years ago, on April 16, 2007, Colin Goddard was one of 49 people shot by Seung-Hui Cho in Virginia Tech's Norris Hall, a mere 1,000 yards from the Lyric Theatre-and one of only 17 who survived. Shortly after 9 a.m., Cho forced his way into Goddard's French class,...
On a snowy Wednesday evening in February, the main attraction on the marquee at the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, Virginia, was True Grit, the Coen Brothers' bloody homage to the shoot-'em-up Westerns of Hollywood's Golden Age. But the movie playing inside had a very different message to send.
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Four years ago, on April 16, 2007, Colin Goddard was one of 49 people shot by Seung-Hui Cho in Virginia Tech's Norris Hall, a mere 1,000 yards from the Lyric Theatre-and one of only 17 who survived. Shortly after 9 a.m., Cho forced his way into Goddard's French class,...
- 3/14/2011
- by Andrew Romano & Pat Wingert
- The Daily Beast
The emotion shown by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-mn) at Rep. Peter King's (R-ny) Muslim radicalization hearings garnered much attention, and we have a feeling Ellison's appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher tonight will get its share of play as well. Maher and Ellison had an interesting conversation about Islam (Ellison converted in college) - but perhaps most interesting were the harsh words Maher had for the radical element of Islam...an opinion he had no problem sharing to Ellison's face (or the screen it was on, anyway).
- 3/12/2011
- by Glenn Davis
- Mediaite - TV
Rep. Peter King is getting a lot of attention for the controversial hearings he led yesterday that focused on the radicalization of American hearings and not all of it is good. On Wednedsay, Jon Stewart pointed out that while King is staunchly opposed to terrorism of the Muslim variety, it appears that he's actually supported the Irish type (aka the I.R.A.) Last night, Stewart doubled down on his critique of Kings apparent hypocrisy, calling out the Long Island based congressman to hilarious effect.
- 3/11/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Liberals complain that the hearings on American Muslims were a racist blame game. But they trashed anyone trying to tell the truth about the radicalization of Islam.
In the headlines, two minutes have defined the four-hour hearing of the House Homeland Protection Committee on radicalization of Muslim American community: Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison breaking down as he told the story of 9/11 Muslim paramedic, Mohammed Salman Hamdani, saying some people tried to "smear" Hamdani's name before his remains were found, "solely because of his Islamic faith." "Keith Ellison cries," read a caption at conservative website, the Daily Caller. "Rep. Ellison breaks down during hearing," read the Washington Post headline. "Fear Thy Neighbor," flashed on the screen as liberal MSNBC host Chris Matthews played the Ellison video and took committee chairman Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.) to task for bashing Muslims.
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But,...
In the headlines, two minutes have defined the four-hour hearing of the House Homeland Protection Committee on radicalization of Muslim American community: Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison breaking down as he told the story of 9/11 Muslim paramedic, Mohammed Salman Hamdani, saying some people tried to "smear" Hamdani's name before his remains were found, "solely because of his Islamic faith." "Keith Ellison cries," read a caption at conservative website, the Daily Caller. "Rep. Ellison breaks down during hearing," read the Washington Post headline. "Fear Thy Neighbor," flashed on the screen as liberal MSNBC host Chris Matthews played the Ellison video and took committee chairman Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.) to task for bashing Muslims.
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But,...
- 3/11/2011
- by Asra Q. Nomani
- The Daily Beast
At Newsweek and The Daily Beast's second annual Women in the World summit, the former president gave a candid and expansive conversation ranging from his views on Libya (where his support for a no-fly zone is at odds with the Obama administration's position) to why we've never had a female president. Lloyd Grove reports. Plus, watch Women in the World video highlights and follow our live blog.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been cautiously occupying the fence on whether the United States should help establish a no-fly zone over Libya-falling in line with Obama administration policy to build international consensus before deciding what to do.
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Photos: Women in the World, Day One
But the secretary's husband, former president Bill Clinton, came out strongly Thursday night for the controversial military measure to help the Libyan rebels in their struggle to topple Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been cautiously occupying the fence on whether the United States should help establish a no-fly zone over Libya-falling in line with Obama administration policy to build international consensus before deciding what to do.
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Photos: Women in the World, Day One
But the secretary's husband, former president Bill Clinton, came out strongly Thursday night for the controversial military measure to help the Libyan rebels in their struggle to topple Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
- 3/11/2011
- by Lloyd Grove
- The Daily Beast
Rep. Peter King’s (R-ny) congressional hearings on radical Muslims in America have sparked a good deal of controversy, and a lot of compelling video. The latest example is an Andrea Mitchell clip that's zipping around the conservative blogosphere with headlines like "MSNBC‘s Andrea Mitchell ’You and I Are Both White‘ We Don’t Get This Whole Getting Offended Thing Like Muslims Do."...
- 3/10/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
While they may not make us any safer, Rep. Peter King’s (R-ny) congressional hearings on radical Muslims in America are already providing compelling video, with the promise of more to come. Case in point: this clip of Rep. Mike Rogers (R-mi) saying "I haven't heard any member of our committee say there's too many mosques," only to be reminded by King that the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Peter King, actually did say just that. What are the odds?...
- 3/10/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Rep. Peter King's hearings on radical Muslims has been a controversial subject across the political spectrum. King argues the importance of looking into any efforts made by Al Qaeda to recruit U.S. citizens. Critics sees this singling out as leading to more ill-will towards the Us by the Muslim world, and an examination of extremism should include all groups. But Rep. Keith Ellison (D-ny), who is also a practicing Muslim, added a thoughtful perspective with an emotional testimony about a Muslim first responder who lost his life on 9/11.
- 3/10/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Rep. Peter King's hearings today on homegrown Muslim terrorists may not make him a McCarthy or a bigot, but the anxiety he's creating within the Muslim-American community will reduce future cooperation with law enforcement-and could help al Qaeda's recruitment.
Rep. Peter King's Homeland Security Committee will open hearings Thursday amid overheated charges that King is a modern-day Joe McCarthy. King and his allies reply that political correctness is blinding the country to the significant new threat posed by homegrown Muslim terrorists.
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Both sides are wrong. King has said some stupid things but he isn't a bigot; he has reason to be concerned about an uptick in arrests of American-born Muslim extremists. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder are also worried about them.
But King would still be better off making this a one-day...
Rep. Peter King's Homeland Security Committee will open hearings Thursday amid overheated charges that King is a modern-day Joe McCarthy. King and his allies reply that political correctness is blinding the country to the significant new threat posed by homegrown Muslim terrorists.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Al Qaeda's Deadly New Nest
Both sides are wrong. King has said some stupid things but he isn't a bigot; he has reason to be concerned about an uptick in arrests of American-born Muslim extremists. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder are also worried about them.
But King would still be better off making this a one-day...
- 3/10/2011
- by Jonathan Alter
- The Daily Beast
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